horse race
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter for closely monitoring the horse race between Trump’s approval rating and the Washington, D.C., temperature in Celsius.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Winning the Derby changes anyone’s life, but it’s magnified when you make history, as DeVaux did by becoming the first female trainer to win the world’s most famous horse race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s still unclear who is winning the horse race, as there has been no public polling yet.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Political pundits predict a three horse race between Labour, Green and Reform.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
And off he went to find Alyce to make sure Cob the Groom was not cheating him on the horse race.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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